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An Airbnb Nightmare: Loud Parties, Drugs, And Absent Hosts Make a Perfect Storm in Oak Lawn

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 17, 2021 /

It’s 4 p.m. — do you know who your neighbors are? Four in the afternoon can be an anxiety-ridden time of day for Ken Ray.  That is when he finds out who the latest crop of “guests” will be moving into the condos next door. Next door is supposed to be an Airbnb, but, with…

Heads Up: TREC’s New Rules For Home Inspection Reports Just Went Live

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 15, 2021 /

Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” If you’re in the real estate biz, you may be aware that the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC), which is the governing body over real…

Coach’s Corner: When The Bar is Low, Exceeding Expectations is Everything

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 13, 2021 /

By Mark JohnsonCEO, JPAR – Real Estate For years, The Harris Poll asked people to assess their regard for various professions. Real estate agents were always found at the bottom of the list, below attorneys and car sales associates.  Yet what is interesting when clients have been surveyed post-transaction, the large majority express satisfaction with…

Bringing History Back From The Dead: A Librarian Resurrects The Fannin County Courthouse

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 9, 2021 /

By Jay FirschingSenior Historic Preservation Specialist, Architexas On a hot August Friday, Barbara McCutcheon stood on the square in downtown Bonham and admired the manifestation of her hard work. It was a day of celebration as her decades-long struggle to restore the Fannin County Courthouse, her passion project. But it was in 2010 that the…

Worried About Moisture Damage? Then You Need to Follow The Water

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 8, 2021 /

Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” Water and moisture are the cause of some of the most catastrophic and expensive damage to your home. Water damage can happen slowly, like a…